Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.
08.03.2024 - 23:40 / polygon.com / Emma Stone / Willem Dafoe / Daisy Ridley / Mark Ruffalo
Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.
This week, Damsel, a new dark fantasy adventure starring Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things fame, premieres on Netflix. That’s not the only big streaming debut this weekend, as Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein-esque dark comedy Poor Things starring Emma Stone finally arrives to stream on Hulu, along with Wonka on Max and Mean Girls on Paramount Plus.
There’s several exciting new release on VOD this week as well, including Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated drama Perfect Days starring Kōji Yakusho (Cure, 13 Assassins) and Matthew Vaughn’s irreverent spy comedy Argylle starring Bryce Dallas Howard. There’s also a ton of other recent VOD releases available for reduced prices this week, like All of Us Strangers, Anyone but You, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Dark fantasy
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson
Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown stars in this fantasy action film as a princess who agrees to marry the prince of a neighboring kingdom, only to discover his family intends to sacrifice her to a ravenous dragon. Trapped fathoms beneath the Earth’s surface in a cavernous series of catacombs with the fearsome creature, she’ll have to muster every ounce of her courage, strength, and guile to escape with her life and reap vengeance on her would-be suitor.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix on March 10
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 2h 5m
Director: Nisha Pahuja
This Oscar-nominated documentary executive produced by Dev Patel and Mindy Kaling follows the story of a young girl and her family in rural India who, in the wake of devastating assault, seek justice with the help of an advocacy organization dedicated to combating sexual violence.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Dark comedy
Run time: 2h 22m
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo
Emma Stone stars as a young woman brought to life from a brain transplant in this twist on the Frankenstein formula, adapted by Greek dark comedy filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos from Alasdair Gray’s novel. It’s been an awards darling so far, winning five BAFTAs and two Golden Globes, and it was nominated for 11 Oscars, including Best Picture.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 49m
Director: Neil Burger
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, Brooklynn Prince
Daisy Ridley stars in this psychological thriller based on Karen Dionne’s novel as Helena,
Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.
An icon in the eyes of action film fans, Carrie-Anne Moss returns to television in the new Star Wars series, The Acolyte. In it, the performer will be playing Jedi Master Indara, at the height of the High Republic.
Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O'Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.
We love movie recommendations here at Polygon. Whether it’s horror, sci-fi, action, comedy, thrillers, or just the best of the year, we’re always trying to introduce readers to new and exciting movies they’ll love. But now we want to find the perfect movie for you. (That’s you.)
Publisher Bandai Namco and developer Spike Chunsoft have released a new trailer and 13-minute gameplay showcase video for Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, introducing new and returning gameplay elements and 11 new playable characters.
Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.
We love movie recommendations here at Polygon. Whether it’s horror, sci-fi, action, comedy, thrillers, or just the best of the year, we’re always trying to introduce readers to new and exciting movies they’ll love. But now we want to find the perfect movie for you. (That’s you.)
There’s plenty of genuinely good ongoing TV to watch this week: Shōgun continues apace (with new episodes dropping on Tuesdays), Abbott Elementary is still making its way through the school year (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST), and The Gentlemen is all on Netflix, but hey, maybe you’re still working your way through it! But that doesn’t mean there’s not new TV coming this week — and more good TV coming fresh to a screen near you.
Upcoming OTT releases this week: In the world of online streaming, things are getting even more interesting! Now, you can enjoy your favourite movies and shows with just a click, anytime and anywhere. Big platforms like Disney+ Hotstar, JioCinema, Zee5, Netflix, Prime Video, and others keep us hooked with new releases every week in different languages and genres from around the globe. Ready for some fresh content? Here's what's coming up this week:
The annual celebration arrives this Sunday, and multiple retailers are getting in on the action. Fans can save money on several Nintendo Switch Mario games from retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. Some deals are available now, with more starting on March 10.
Poor Things is a pretty odd movie. The film, now available to stream on Hulu, and up for 11 Oscars, fits the expectations for a project from Yorgos Lanthimos, the absurdist director of such curiosities as The Lobster and The Favourite. But the movie isn’t half as odd as the 1992 novel it’s based on, by eccentric Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray.
Three months after the release of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, developer Massive Entertainment unveiled Title Updates 3 and 3.1, two major patches that add various quality-of-life improvements and fix gameplay issues. With the regular addition of new features and bug fixes, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora keeps on improving the overall gameplay experience for players who want to explore the main planet from the Avatar universe.